The following 3 examples of how to smooth edges smooth edges in Sketchup How to Smooth Edges in SketchUp (Soften & Smooth) — Tutorial Video Steps by steps: Right click – softened and smoothed edges – check box smooth normal At zero of smooth value, all planes is rough When value of smooth is increased […]
There are multiple snap points in SketchUp — endpoint, midpoint, on edge, on face, and axis snaps SketchUp Snap Points & Inference Engine — Video Tutorial: Steps by steps: There are snaps including endpoint , midpoint , on edge , on face Snaps for objects as line, plane, groups, components, axis For line: midpoint, endpoint, […]
It’s easy to confuse the Scale tool and resize in SketchUp — watch the video to understand the difference and resize objects to exact dimensions. How to Resize Objects in SketchUp with the Scale Tool — Tutorial Video Steps by steps : Click the models you want to resize Select the Scale tool or press […]
SketchUp has no native ellipse tool, so the fastest way to draw an oval or ellipse shape is to draw a circle and stretch it with the Scale tool — no extension needed. Follow these steps. How to Draw an Oval or Ellipse in SketchUp — Tutorial Video Method 1: Circle + Scale (Recommended) This […]
When a SketchUp model has a lot of textures you want gone, use the textures tool to delete all textures in one pass — first install the 3dshouse dynamic plugin (now rebranded Parashape, same Textures tool). The important thing most users miss: SketchUp’s native cleanup (Window > Model Info > Statistics > Purge Unused, or […]
SketchUp models accumulate unused materials faster than most users realize. Every time you import a component from the 3D Warehouse, paste geometry from another file, or experiment with a material and then paint over it, the old swatch stays embedded in the file. Over a complex project, hundreds of orphaned textures can quietly inflate your […]
You must install the 3dshouse dynamic plugin (works with SketchUp 2026 and earlier; SketchUp today is a named-user subscription, so make sure you are signed in before loading the extension). Material Tool SketchUp – Tutorial Video Steps by steps : You must install the 3dshouse dynamic plugin Open the default tray – the In Model […]
When you want to duplicate multiple same objects in SketchUp, use the following basic trick How to duplicate objects in SketchUp — Tutorial video Steps by steps : Select models – move tool click – hold the ctrl key on the keyboard – catch points on models Drag models to another position with your number […]
Managing your SketchUp model is important, and hiding/unhiding objects is a quick way to keep the parts you are not working on out of the way. How to Hide Objects in SketchUp The fastest way to hide anything in SketchUp is the right-click menu: Select the object (face, edge, group, component, or any mix). Right-click […]
There are several ways to mirror objects in SketchUp — a task every modeler needs daily: the built-in Flip tool (a dedicated tool with live preview, added in SketchUp 2023 under Tools > Flip), the older Flip Along right-click command (still present in every version, including the free web app), and third-party extensions. If you […]
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